diff --git a/src/media.c b/src/media.c

index df90fd6f..b9d66dd9 100644

--- a/src/media.c

+++ b/src/media.c

@@ -469,8 +469,9 @@ iBool setData_Media(iMedia *d, iGmLinkId linkId, const iString *mime, const iBlo

         }

         pushBack_PtrArray(&d->items[audio_MediaType], audio);

         /* Start playing right away. */

- start_Player(audio->player);

- postCommandf_App("media.player.started player:%p", audio->player);

+ if (start_Player(audio->player)) {

+ postCommandf_App("media.player.started player:%p", audio->player);

+ }

         isNew = iTrue;

#endif /* LAGRANGE_ENABLE_AUDIO */

     }